• Episode 112: Reflections on characters and themes in “Civil War”
    Aug 16 2024

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    Discussion and analysis of characters and themes in Alex Garland’s “Civil War”.

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    6 mins
  • Episode 111 : Reflections on “The Ghost and Mrs Muir” (1947)
    Jul 17 2024

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    Discussion and analysis of characters and themes in Joseph L Mankiewicz’s adaptation of “The Ghost and Mrs Muir” starring Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison and George Sanders.

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    7 mins
  • Episode 110: Reflections on characters and themes in “Ad Astra”.
    Jun 13 2024

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    Discussion and analysis of characters and themes in James Gray’s “Ad Astra” starring Brad Pitt and Tommy Lee Jones.

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    11 mins
  • Episode 109: Reflections on duality in 19th century literature, its philosophical forebears and its successors.
    May 29 2024

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    Discussion of the nature and implications of duality in examples of 19th century literature, how it was influenced by the Enlightenment Movement, and how it evolved into Existentialism and beyond.

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    13 mins
  • Episode 108: Discussion of the use of humour in drama.
    Feb 15 2024

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    Discussion of the use of humour in drama with reference to Molière, Groundhog Day, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and some modern action/adventure franchises.

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    6 mins
  • Reflections on characters and themes in “Living” (2022), starring Bill Nighy
    Oct 7 2023

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    Discussion and analysis of characters and themes in “Living”, a remake of Akiro Kurosawa’s “Ikiru”, directed by Oliver Hermanus and starring Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood and Alex Sharp

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    7 mins
  • Reflections on characters and themes in “Oui, mais…” (Yes, but…) (2001) directed by Yves Lavandier.
    Sep 27 2023

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    Discussion and analysis of characters and themes in “Oui, mais…” or “Yes, but…”, a French film directed by Yves Lavandier and starring Émilie Dequenne and Gérard Jugnot.

    This film could be used as part of a French course with senior pupils to stimulate discussion and perhaps produce a written response to the characters and themes treated in the film.

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    7 mins
  • Brief reflections on characters and themes in John Boorman’s “Hell in the Pacific” (1968).
    Sep 22 2023

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    Discussion and analysis of characters and themes in “Hell in the Pacific”, starring Lee Marvin and Toshiro Mifune, focusing on the need for collaboration between opposing sides in the face of common challenges.

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    5 mins